Sermons by Mark Kernan
Seek the Welfare of the City Where God Has Sent You into Exile
Text: Jeremiah 29:1-14
Main Idea: The sovereignty of God and the promises of God encourage the people of God to pursue the welfare of their city in a way politics alone cannot.
The Difference Between Dead and Saving Faith
Text: James 2:14-26
Main Idea: Good works are the necessary product of genuine, saving faith.
The Difference Between Empty and Undefiled Religion (Pt 2)
Text: James 1:26-2:13
Main Idea: Undefiled religion—that is true Christianity—is driven by a heart of mercy not self-serving partiality.
The Difference Between Empty & Undefiled Religion (Pt 1)
Text: James 1:19-27
Main Idea: True Religion is not just a matter of hearing but faithfully obeying God’s Word.
The Truth About Temptation
Text: James 1:13-18
Main Idea: God may test our faith, but he will never, ever, tempt us to sin.
The Mindset that Leads to Maturity – Part 2
Text: James 1:5–12
Main Idea: Christians mature through the crucible of trials as they humbly pursue God’s help in faith-filled prayer.
The Mindset That Leads to Maturity
Text: James 1:2-4
Main Idea: Christians mature through the crucible of trials not the comforts of an easy-going life.
The Author, Audience and Purpose of James
Text: James 1:1
Main Idea: James authored this letter to comfort his former church members in the midst of their unjust suffering and to confront them for the worldliness continued to define their daily lives.
How Ravens and Lilies Can Cure Our Anxiety
Text: Luke 12:22–31
Main Idea: Anxiety is the self-defeating fruit of an unbelieving heart.
The True Demands of Our Discipleship
Text: Luke 9:57-62